Friday, May 13, 2022OVO Arena Wembley, London, England
Fabian Edwards defeated Lyoto Machida by TKO in round 1 (3:18) in the bout of Bellator 281: MVP vs Storley, held Friday, May 13, 2022 at OVO Arena Wembley, London.
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Lyoto Machida vs Fabian Edwards
Style & credentials
Lyoto Machida
KarateOtherBJJ
- 1991Black belt · KarateYoshizo Machida
- 2009UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2001Champion · Pan American Karate Championship
- 2000Runner-up · Brazilian Sumo Championship115 kg Catchweight
Fabian Edwards
No background on record
Camp · Ultimate Training CenterSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
50%44%
Head
27%30%
Body
22%26%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Lyoto Machidalast 24 fights
71%12%16%
Fabian Edwardslast 5 fights
67%26%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Lyoto Machida Fabian Edwards· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.512.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Lyoto Machida · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.622.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Lyoto Machida · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.730.64
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Lyoto Machida · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
64%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Lyoto Machida · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%48%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Lyoto Machida · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Lyoto Machida · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.51
Strikes landed / min2.57
1.62
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.20
0.73 / 1.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.64 / 1.7
64%
Takedown accuracy38%
76%
Takedown defence48%
1:52
Control time / fight2:06
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Lyoto Machida24 UFC fights · 716 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
30%218/640
21%153/234
19%138/189
Clinch
5%38/70
5%39/43
2%12/14
Ground
15%104/176
1%4/4
1%10/14
Fabian Edwards5 fights · by range and by target
Range
67%Distance · 154
26%Clinch · 60
7%Ground · 17
Target
44%Head · 79
30%Body · 55
26%Leg · 47
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Lyoto Machida18 of 37 ended early · 49%19 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Fabian Edwards6 of 11 ended early · 55%5 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Lyoto Machida2-3
- L
- LBellator 245: Davis vs Machida 2· Sep 11, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LBellator 228: Pitbull vs Archuleta· Sep 28, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WBellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2· Dec 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi· Feb 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie· Aug 3, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche· Feb 23, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 123: Rampage vs Machida· Nov 20, 2010Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN· Oct 24, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WDimitri WanderleiJungle Fight· Apr 29, 2006TKO · R3 · 3:24 · Heavyweight
- W
- WSam GrecoK-1: Romanex 2004· May 22, 2004Split Decision · Heavyweight
- WMichael McDonaldK-1: Beast 3· Mar 14, 2004SUB · R1 · 2:30 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WKengo WatanabeNJPW: Ultimate Crush 1· May 2, 2003Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
Fabian Edwards3-2
- L
- L
- W
- WJonathan BosukuBellator 223: Mousasi vs Lovato Jr.· Jun 22, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
- WFalco Neto LopesBellator Europe: Primus vs Wilde· May 4, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:51 · Middleweight
Full record · 11 fightsShow less
- WBellator Europe: Pitbull vs Scope· Feb 9, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WClaudio ContiBAMMA 35: Lohore Vs. Pascu· May 12, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WLouis KingBAMMA 33: Scope Vs. Lebout· Dec 15, 2017SUB · R1 · 1:15 · Middleweight
- WAaron KennedyBAMMA 30: Philpott Vs. Walsh· Jul 7, 2017SUB · R2 · 0:44 · Middleweight
- WRafał CejrowskiBellator 179: Daley vs MacDonald· May 19, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:44
Frequently asked questions
Who won Lyoto Machida vs Fabian Edwards?
Fabian Edwards defeated Lyoto Machida by TKO in round 1 (3:18) in the bout of Bellator 281: MVP vs Storley, held Friday, May 13, 2022 at OVO Arena Wembley, London.
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